I heard today from a guy at 4 wheel parts that the ones that say "Offroad Use" are the best. That kinda makes sense too. Better flow when you got it floored tryin to get through that mud. lol

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1) which intakes are aproved for offroad use
2) 4WP's is a good vendor but highly recommend not to take their advice on anything. When 1st building my rig they informed me that there is not much out there to improve performance on the 2nd Gen Taco... check mine and everyone's rig on this site and we can all call BS...
3) you really gots to coach them when ordering anything...

Yes I agree if you offroad, making sure you get an intake for offroading, that will be benefitting, ie closed set up like TRD, AFE, Volant, Stock...

Most aftermarket intake companies advertise carb approval for states like Cali

I heard today from a guy at 4 wheel parts that the ones that say "Offroad Use" are the best. That kinda makes sense too. Better flow when you got it floored tryin to get through that mud. lol

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There really isn't such a thing as and "off-road use" intake. There are additional foam pre-filters that you can buy to go over some filters that take out the larger gross contaminants and are easier to clean but the main filters themselves are all the same. It is just a sales gimmick used on the uneducated.

Wheeling is always a trade-off. If you keep the intake up inside the engine then you suck warmer air but at least you are less likely to hydro-lock an engine then if it draws from the front. Drawing from the wheelwell is somewhere in between.